Srinagar: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Kashmir valley to review the security situation and preparedness of the forces involved in counter-infiltration and counter-militancy operations, officials said. “#GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS, visited the forward locations of #ChinarCorps & reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control […]
Jammu: Amid concerns about infiltration attempts by militants, security forces have launched an operation along the International Border (IB) in the Samba sector to detect underground and cross-border tunnels, police said on Thursday. Scores of police and security personnel equipped with specialised gear are meticulously scanning border areas, focusing on dense bushes and forested regions […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial on July 26 and pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, his office said on Thursday. The prime minister will also carry out the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project virtually. “On the […]
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has conveyed his felicitations and wishes to all Ranks of the Armed Forces on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kargil War. In his message, CDS underscored that the supreme sacrifices made by the Bravehearts in Kargil War, will not go in vain. “It […]
Jammu: Two alleged overground workers (OGWs) were arrested for their involvement in a terror attack on an army patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said. In a significant breakthrough in our ongoing efforts to counter terrorist activities, two OGWs were apprehended for their involvement in supporting terror-related actions, a police spokesperson said. […]
New Delhi: India has reacted “softly” to the recent travel advisory issued by the United States wherein it asked its nationals not to travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and parts of central and eastern parts of the country where Naxalites are active. In a weekly press conference held in the national […]
New Delhi: The legislative power to tax mineral rights vests with the states and the royalty paid on minerals is not a tax, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a landmark judgement which will give a huge revenue boost to mineral-rich states. A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, in […]
NEW DELHI: In a dissenting verdict, Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna on Thursday said if the power to levy taxes on mineral resources are given to the states, there would be “breakdown of the federal system” as they would compete among themselves and jeopardise mineral development. Justice Nagarathna was the lone judge on […]
NEW DELHI: Minimum support price (MSP) has become ‘maximum suffering’ for farmers under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the Budget 2024-25 has failed to address issues of people involved in farm activities, Congress Rajya Sabha member Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Thursday. Taking part in the discussion on the Union Budget, he said the […]
MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra home minister and NCP(SCP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Thursday made explosive allegations against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing him of orchestrating a plot to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government through false accusations. “Three years ago Devendra Fadnavis sent a man to me and asked me to write four affidavits. […]